Methods and apparatus for waveform based variational static timing analysis
US8245165B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/3312
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for waveform based variational static timing analysis. A circuit is divided into its linear circuit parts and non-linear circuit parts and modeled together, by a combination of linear modeling techniques, into linear equations that may be represented by matrices. The linear equations in matrix form may be readily solved by a computer such that an input waveform to an input pin of the circuit can be sequentially “pushed” through the various interconnects and logic networks of the circuit to an output pin. Output voltage waveforms are obtained at each stage of the waveform pushing and may be used to perform static timing analysis.
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